Lamiaceae
Orthosiphon

Orthosiphon allenii (C.H.Wright) Codd

First published in Bothalia 8: 160 (1964)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R., Harvey, Y., Iwarsson, M., Willis, F., Phillipson, P., Balkwill, K., Lukhoba, C., Otiend, D & Harley (2009). Lamiaceae (Labiatae). Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-430.
  • Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R.M., Harvey, Y.B., Iwarsson, M., Otieno, D., Balkwill, K., Phillipson, P.B., Harley, R.M. & Willis, F. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(8): 1-346. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bothalia 8: 160 (1964).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Bingham, M.G. [12636] Zambia K000248338 No
Stewart, D.R.M. (Dr.) [155] Zambia K005416280 Yes
Bock, K. [153] Zambia K005416285 Yes
Moriarty, A. [125] Malawi K005416300 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [3795] Zambia K005416288 Yes
Salubeni, A.J. [504] Malawi K005416296 Yes
Salubeni, A.J.; Patel, I.H. [3589] Malawi K005416297 Yes
Walter, E.G. (Miss) [27] Zambia K005416287 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [20656] Zambia K005416277 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M. [13753] Zambia K005416274 Yes
Hall-Martin, A.J. [1314] Malawi K005416299 Yes
Jackson, G. [2270] Malawi K005416301 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M. [13703] Zambia K005416276 Yes
Macuacua, L. [1473] Mozambique K005416290 Yes
Hornby [3494] Mozambique K005416291 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [15395] Zambia K005416282 Yes
Pawek, J. [12013] Malawi K005416298 Yes
Stewart [155] Zambia K005416279 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [3541] Zambia K005416275 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4725] Zambia K005416283 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [7427] Zambia K005416286 Yes
Richards (Mrs) [3795] Zambia K005416289 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [10648] Zambia K005416278 Yes
Sanane, M. [365] Zambia K005416281 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [471] Zambia K000347202 Type Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [19475] Zambia K005416284 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0